This write-up of the premiere of the Boston Tea Party Opera at the 2014 New York International Fringe Festival just came to my attention. It is from, and for, the audience of American history buffs--at the blog of the American Revolution Round Table of New York. I'm delighted to see it, and my thanks to author Jon Carriel!

"And now for something … completely different! An opera about the Boston Tea Party...

"Musically, it’s radical only in the sense of being contrary to one’s expectation of it being annoying. (I confess to approaching any “classical” effort created in my lifetime with huge trepidation.) There’s much to enjoy in its rhythmic riffs, vocal pyrotechnics, and harmonic sonorities. And the music is extremely well served by a young, enthusiastic cast of a dozen or so prodigious vocal talents.

"In short, it was certainly worth my time and may well be worth yours."